Carotid endarterectomy: are we meeting the two week target?

R V Guest; J M J Richards; S C A Fraser; R T A Chalmers

Carotid endarterectomy: are we meeting the two week target?

R V Guest, J M J Richards, S C A Fraser, R T A Chalmers

Deanery of Clinical Sciences

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Abstract

It has been recommended that carotid endarterectomy should be carried out within fourteen days of the index event if maximum stroke prevention benefit is to be achieved. The aim of this study was to see whether this target was being met in our region and where in the pathway delays occurred.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scottish Medical Journal
Volume	54
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2009

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